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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oliver_LitondoOliver Litondo - Wikipedia

    Oliver Musila Litondo (born 1948) is a Kenyan actor, journalist and news anchor. He is known for portraying Kimani Maruge in the 2010 biographical film The First Grader. For his portrayal as Maruge, Litondo won the AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor and the Black Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0514411Oliver Litondo - IMDb

    Oliver Litondo. Actor: The First Grader. Oliver Litondo was born in Kakamega, Kenya. He went to university in the United States. His career which started in broadcast journalism included as correspondent with BBC and Deutche Welle.

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  4. www.imdb.com › title › tt0790663The First Grader (2010) - IMDb

    Jun 24, 2011 · The First Grader: Directed by Justin Chadwick. With Naomie Harris, Oliver Litondo, Tony Kgoroge, Alfred Munyua. The story of an 84 year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau veteran who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford.

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  5. collider.com › naomie-harris-interview-the-firstNaomie Harris Interview THE FIRST GRADER - Collider

    May 11, 2011 · The biographical drama The First Grader tells the story of Maruge (Oliver Litondo), an old Mau Mau veteran, and the Kenyan teacher who had enough compassion to help make his dream come...

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  7. nation.africa › kenya › life-and-styleOliver Litondo: From Hollywood with goodies | Nation

    Aug 21, 2013 · Oliver Litondo is easily the best known Kenyan in Hollywood. Having won countless accolades internationally — and several at home — for his performance in the BBC-US film, The First Grader (playing the part of Kimani Ng’ang’a Maruge, the octogenarian who took President Kibaki at his word when he promised free primary education for all ...

  8. www.youtube.com › watchAward winning Kenyan actor Oliver Litondo narrates his ...

    Jun 25, 2021 · We feature award winning Kenyan actor Oliver Litondo, remember the guy who played the 84-year old class one pupil in the movie 'The Firts Grader' WHAT A MAN.

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  10. www.nytimes.com › 2011/05/13 › movies‘The First Grader,’ Justin Chadwick’s Tale of Kenyan Culture ...

    May 12, 2011 · A sometimes unwieldy blend of flashbacks and classroom scenes, shifting points of view back and forth between Maruge (Oliver Musila Litondo) and his teacher (Naomie Harris), the movie never...